In Japan, taxis are typically black. Sometimes, they're white or even yellow, but generally, people think of them as being dark-colored and dull looking. These taxis, however, are anything but. You are looking at "itataku" (痛タク).

You might know Japanese celebrity Mari Yaguchi from her appearance in Yakuza 4. Or maybe you remember her days in pop group Morning Musume. Or you might have recently heard Yaguchi's husband caught her screwing another man.

People in Japan have an uncanny ability to nod off in broad daylight. Take a ride on any train here, and you'll see people falling asleep just like the cute pup above. While the long working hours and commitments of the obligation-based society se...

Hayao Miyazaki's latest studio Ghibli anime, Kaze Tachinu (The Wind is Rising) opens in Japanese theaters on July 20th, and the promotional push is just starting to pick up, with a series of four posters displayed in theaters starting in May.

Capcom will release Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara as a retail game in Japan. A disc copy for PlayStation 3 will retail for 3,990 yen ($38), but if you're a fan of Capcom's arcade beat 'em ups check out the limited edition.

Yesterday, at Music Matters 2013 in Singapore, after performing alongside Flumpool and Weaver, SID announced that we should expect a new single soon. Titled 'Summer Lover', the song is in season as it will be released July 24.

Just like Go-Busters last year, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger will also have a mini-album, which features character themes! The Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Mini-Album 2 will feature Ian Yorkland (Syusuke Saito) and Nobuharu "Nossan" Udou's (Yamato Kinjo) re...

With interest bubbling for a Time of Eve: The Movie Blu-ray release, Pied Piper, Inc. partnered up with DIRECTIONS, Inc. and Studio Rikka and officially launched a Kickstarter to make the product a reality.

Media Factory has posted a new preview for the upcoming adapation of Reiji Kaitou and LLO's (Oreshura) modern fantasy light novel series Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai (Unbreakable Machine-Doll). In a world in which magic was discovered and wea...

Amazon listed that New Video Group, the same group responsible for the recent DVD box set releases of Digimon will release a Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 1 DVD box set! The said box set will either be released in a single box set or in two separate box sets.

With green-tea Kit Kats, azuki-bean croissants and teriyaki burgers, interesting re-makes of western classics are not something new to Japanese cooking, but now there is a burger-version of noodle soup.

Hanazawa Kana: She is known for her beautiful and sweet voice and lovely smile. The voice of Ore no imouto ga konna ni kawaii wake ga nai's Kuroneko and IS: Infinite Stratos's Charlotte Dunois has given many anime fans something to cheer about.

TOM: It's been about two years since you became independent. How much do you think you succeeded in "testing your own strength"? Otsuka: By now, we have arrived at the point of starting a TV series. In the past two years, we made Inferno Cop (※1) ...

NMB48 has revealed several new details about its 7th Single which will go on sale June 19. The single, NMB48's first in 7 months, will be called [Bokura no Eureka] (僕らのユリイカ; Our Eureka). The covers, tracklist, senbatsu, line up for the coupling so...

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has a release date. The game will launch worldwide on PC and PlayStation 3 on August 27th. Both a regular and a limited collector's edition of the game will be available at launch, and Square have announced detail...

Korean man arrested for stabbing attack in Osaka / "I want to kill Japanese people" A 31-year-old Korean man has been arrested after stabbing two Japanese people on the street in Osaka . Two people were wounded.

Coming this summer is a comedy anime about a somewhat strange club with a somewhat strange cast. Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku (Go-Home Club Activity Records) is based on an online manga written by Kuroha. The story revolves around a group of girls in ...

The steady succession of hit anime the 2000-2013 period has yielded has again been subject to rankification – demonstrating once more that the tastes of fans still maintain some balance between A & B even over a 13 year period… The ranking: 1.

According to the latest issue of Gangan Joker magazine, the manga series "Dusk Maiden of Amnesia" will be ending soon in the July issue that will be released in June. The manga series was popular enough to received its own anime adaptation produc...

The latest information for the new Power Rangers Megaforce graphic novels has surfaced online! Published by Papercutz, the two new graphic novel issues will be released this year. Issue 3: Panic in the Parade The Pink Ranger goes toe to toe with V...

Atlus USA have shared a brand new trailer for Shin Megami Tensei IV that shows off more English language footage from the game, and provides another taste of the game's English voices, including that of Burroughs, your navigation AI.

1/7 Miyuki Mana PVC MaxFactory has commenced preorder for the diligent and bookish member of the disciplinary committee, Mana Miyuki from the ergo Se. Kirara. She is posed trying to hold her skirt down as she is hit by a sudden gust of wind, reve...

Toriko: Gourmet ga Battle! is bringing hungry four-player brawling to Nintendo 3DS in Japan this summer, and a new promotional video showcases some of the battling action to come, from power-ups to group showdowns with the series' many colossal be...

The cast for Hiromu Arakawa's farming anime "Silver Spoon" has been announced! The cast is headlined by Kimura Ryouhei and Miyake Marie who play the main characters. Silver Spoon is very unlike Manga artist Hiromu Arakawa's most popular work Full ...

On March 21, the Mobile Police Patlabor live-action project was announced at Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) 2013. The official teaser site was also unveiled that day. The booth at TAF displayed a gigantic Patlabor and text reading "Patlabor ...

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